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the band here playing cnn. when people realize that had president obama got the second term, they said he is the son of kenya. the son of south africa. we spend some time with mama obama. she is the grandmother of president obama. we spent time watching those votes coming in. overnight last night in a house here. there is a sense of relief and of excitement. and the scenes certainly will live in the memory of these people for very, very long. one thing these people do want is the president to come visit them. he did as a senator in 2006. they want him to come in his second term as a president. she said he won an election. he has to work hard for the people who elected him but maybe when he can he should come visit me. >> are there expectations that he will do that when he finds some time? >> reporter: well, it so. i think people are realistic in the first term with the economy and the situation in the states, he couldn't come over here. when he came in 2006 as senator, it was just crazy crowds throughout kenya.
the band here playing cnn. when people realize that had president obama got the second term, they said he is the son of kenya. the son of south africa. we spend some time with mama obama. she is the grandmother of president obama. we spent time watching those votes coming in. overnight last night in a house here. there is a sense of relief and of excitement. and the scenes certainly will live in the memory of these people for very, very long. one thing these people do want is the president to...
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back here at the cnn election center. i'm wolf blitzer. counting down to poll closing in four more states. the battleground state of iowa, montana, and nevada, and another swing state, and finally, utah. together, those states have another 21 electoral votes, every vote i believe is vital to getting to the winning total of 270. both presidential campaigns are prepared for a long night. let's check in with jessie yellin and candy crowley. jessica, first to you,n over th? >> hi, wolf. the energy picked up as we made projections. still a long night ahead. they are excited. iowa and nevada, two battleground states that the obama campaign felt good about. nevada, the latino vote and their work organizing there. harry reid has a great organization. iowa, 18 points ahead, obama campaign was in the early vote heading into today, wolf. >> let's go to boston. candy, what's it like over there? >> well, they are still waiting, i have to tell you, a number of people are showing up, either, you know, via skooip or on the stage to talk to folks here. we
back here at the cnn election center. i'm wolf blitzer. counting down to poll closing in four more states. the battleground state of iowa, montana, and nevada, and another swing state, and finally, utah. together, those states have another 21 electoral votes, every vote i believe is vital to getting to the winning total of 270. both presidential campaigns are prepared for a long night. let's check in with jessie yellin and candy crowley. jessica, first to you,n over th? >> hi, wolf. the...
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hilary rosen cnn contributor, along with erick erickson, another cnn contributor. welcome. >> hello carol. for mitt romney to win ohio, he needs to win more than the republican districts. he needs to keep down president obama's lead in cuyahoga county. i don't think that's going to be possible, but that's true. i don't -- i would be curious to know erick's view of this. bill burton made a very important point when he said that the romney campaign is really risking a lot of actual tactical and strategic momentum today in ohio by forcing the campaign to divert its resources to do events instead of getting out the vote. >> you know i think the way they're actually structuring it it's not that bad. they're doing small events with the poll reporters, not huge events. they'll be at airports, trying to get local media than they are actually people out from the polls. the president may do satellite hits, but romney going in person. they're going to cuyahoga not because of cuyahoga per se but the surrounding suburban counties and also get some reach over into the western pe
hilary rosen cnn contributor, along with erick erickson, another cnn contributor. welcome. >> hello carol. for mitt romney to win ohio, he needs to win more than the republican districts. he needs to keep down president obama's lead in cuyahoga county. i don't think that's going to be possible, but that's true. i don't -- i would be curious to know erick's view of this. bill burton made a very important point when he said that the romney campaign is really risking a lot of actual tactical...
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not a cnn thing. based to this, it looks like it's awfully probable that president obama will take florida and win the election. >> boy, i hate it. i hate it when he's right. parts of florida out that are very democratic. tampa area, pinel as countas co. whatever picks that area wins the race. on any path to the presidency, florida is essential for mitt romney. right now he is hanging on to a shot at winning this thing by his finger nails. >> where is your ar heart right now? >> right now, i think my silent majority i hoped would be there, is not only silent, but invisible. it's looking very tough right now for mitt romney. >> i think would you have to say it is -- if you look at the state of florida, that the president is winning with noncub an hispanics. if we look at a larger picture, we don't know the results in colorado. 13% of the votes in colorado 2008 were hispanic. you look at the exit polls this evening, by a 2-1 margin, people in this country believe there should be a path to citizenship, a
not a cnn thing. based to this, it looks like it's awfully probable that president obama will take florida and win the election. >> boy, i hate it. i hate it when he's right. parts of florida out that are very democratic. tampa area, pinel as countas co. whatever picks that area wins the race. on any path to the presidency, florida is essential for mitt romney. right now he is hanging on to a shot at winning this thing by his finger nails. >> where is your ar heart right now?...
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when candy tells us. >> all good reasons to watch cnn's election night coverage. it begins tuesday at 6:00 p.m. eastern. thank you for watching "state of the union." i'm candy crowley in washington. "fareed zakaria gps" is next for our viewers here in the united our viewers here in the united states. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
when candy tells us. >> all good reasons to watch cnn's election night coverage. it begins tuesday at 6:00 p.m. eastern. thank you for watching "state of the union." i'm candy crowley in washington. "fareed zakaria gps" is next for our viewers here in the united our viewers here in the united states. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
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an election extravaganza with former mississippi governor haley barbour and cnn's dana bash. i'm candy crowley. this is "state of the union." >>> they are ships passing in the night and the day. this day mitt romney will be in iowa, ohio, pennsylvania, and virginia, while the president heads to new hampshire, south of florida, back up north to ohio, out west to colorado. monday romney goes to florida, virginia, ohio, and new hampshire. obama counters with wisconsin, ohio, and a closing rally in iowa. the biggest surprise in that final 48 hours is romney's last minute bid in pennsylvania. polls in the state favor president obama, but not by as much as they once did. the romney campaign calls it expanding the electoral map. the obama campaign calls it a fairy tale. well, in the parallel universe phase of the campaign. joining me is chicago mayor and former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel. let me start by showing a poll out of pennsylvania showing that the president's numbers have been slipping since september, and it's now looking like not a four-point race in pennsylva
an election extravaganza with former mississippi governor haley barbour and cnn's dana bash. i'm candy crowley. this is "state of the union." >>> they are ships passing in the night and the day. this day mitt romney will be in iowa, ohio, pennsylvania, and virginia, while the president heads to new hampshire, south of florida, back up north to ohio, out west to colorado. monday romney goes to florida, virginia, ohio, and new hampshire. obama counters with wisconsin, ohio, and...
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only elsewhere. >> except on cnn. but honestly, literally anything that happens in the world, you'll blame it on president obama and i think that has disserved the country. i think it's disserved the problems we now have to go into. i'm glad we're trying to make this clear this has nothing to do with president obama. here's what most people are worried about at home, though. they still don't know how we're going to get this fiscal showdown challenge. they still don't know where the jobs will come in fr and if anybody learned anything in washington, d.c. so if we chase the ball around, barack obama killed the stock market and will kill your kid next, we'll miss an opportunity to do something. >> the reality is that americans should be focused on what's happening in europe. from a political point of view, obama has been very lucky actually over the past three months that europeans have been able to like we do in washington kick the can down the road. but if you look at the politics of greece which was on everybody's min
only elsewhere. >> except on cnn. but honestly, literally anything that happens in the world, you'll blame it on president obama and i think that has disserved the country. i think it's disserved the problems we now have to go into. i'm glad we're trying to make this clear this has nothing to do with president obama. here's what most people are worried about at home, though. they still don't know how we're going to get this fiscal showdown challenge. they still don't know where the jobs...
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. >> announcer: this is cnn. >>> this is it. a crucial moment for the presidential candidates and for the american people. >> we are counting down to the first results on this election night in america. >> it's the tense finale of a long and heated presidential race. >> refusing to answer questions about the details of your policy isn't change. >> attacking me doesn't make an agenda. it doesn't get people back to work. >> voters are choosing and america is waiting for the first results and for the last word on who wins the white house. >> the next president of the united states, mitt romney! >> our president, barack obama! >> tonight, barack obama and mitt romney battle for the highest offices in land, knowing a handful of swing states will be the ultimate deciders. >> ohio, you're going to make it happen! >> that's what's at stake, new hampshire! >> colorado is at the cusp of the battleground states. >> together we can win florida! >> a contest that's been close for months, in a nation divided between red and blue. we don't kno
. >> announcer: this is cnn. >>> this is it. a crucial moment for the presidential candidates and for the american people. >> we are counting down to the first results on this election night in america. >> it's the tense finale of a long and heated presidential race. >> refusing to answer questions about the details of your policy isn't change. >> attacking me doesn't make an agenda. it doesn't get people back to work. >> voters are choosing and...
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cnn is there on the ground. new satellite images reveal an unusual and provocative move by north korea. and the pentagon draws a line when it comes to killer robots. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer's off today. i'm joe johns. you're in "the situation room." >>> the battle for syria is now raging around damascus. and rebels threaten to cut off the capital from the outside world. the road to the international airport there has reportedly been reopened, but flights remain grounded. in the north, rebels are making gains around the city of aleppo. [ gunfire ] this video is said to show rebels targeting regime loyalists. more than 100 people reportedly died across the country. information is scarce. and with an internet and cellular blackout continues for a second day, but cnn has senior international correspondent arwa damon on the ground in northern syria. thanks for joining me, arwa. how are people communicating there? >> reporter: with a lot of difficulty if they even
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. >> cnn was able to call the race a little after 11:15 eastern time, earlier than a lot of people predicted. some people thought we would be counting all night into the wee hours of the morning. that did not happen. so how did the president put together his victory? christine romans at the magic wall. >> we are talking to you about the swing states. in the end, the president took all of them. here is nevada with its six electoral votes. he took nevada. he took colorado. paul ryan spent a lot of time in colorado really hoping that the republicans have been hoping to get that and they didn't. there's iowa. wisconsin. ohio with its 18. new hampshire. then florida. we are still waiting for. that's how the president got to 303. he needed 270. even though we have not called florida yet, mitt romney can't get over the top. >> right now the president is leading in the vote count in florida by miami-dade county as they suspended counting overnight. they will start counting in a few hours ago. the president is ahead there and could pick that up, too. >> these two states he lost. those are reliably re
. >> cnn was able to call the race a little after 11:15 eastern time, earlier than a lot of people predicted. some people thought we would be counting all night into the wee hours of the morning. that did not happen. so how did the president put together his victory? christine romans at the magic wall. >> we are talking to you about the swing states. in the end, the president took all of them. here is nevada with its six electoral votes. he took nevada. he took colorado. paul ryan...
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cnn's martin savidge joins us from cleveland. early voting, martin, very important for the president. how's it looking where you are in cleveland right now? >> reporter: well, at least the cnn poll of the early voters seem to be going very much in president obama's favor. let me point out something here. the early voting has finally come to an end in the state of ohio. the reason i say finally is it began october 2nd. it ended at 2:00 this afternoon. the complete tallies for the state are not up. but up until friday, 1.6 million early votes were cast. of that, 1.1 million were absentee ballots. in cuyahoga county, 282,589 votes were cast. here's the number that could end up haunting the state. 1.3 million absentee ballots were sent out. so far, 1.1 million have come back. 200,000 absentee ballots still out there somewhere. the worry is that many of those ballots could actually be people who show up to vote on election day. they can do that but they'll be given a provisional ballot. we already know there's a lot of legal wrangling
cnn's martin savidge joins us from cleveland. early voting, martin, very important for the president. how's it looking where you are in cleveland right now? >> reporter: well, at least the cnn poll of the early voters seem to be going very much in president obama's favor. let me point out something here. the early voting has finally come to an end in the state of ohio. the reason i say finally is it began october 2nd. it ended at 2:00 this afternoon. the complete tallies for the state are...
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the rest of the nation can see it right )0c on cnn. we're getting immediate reaction and we'll get the first, latest it poll numbers. john king is standing by and we'll get reaction to the exit poll results from one of the president's top political advisers, david plouffe, joining us live from chicago. everyone in the nicu, all the nurses wanted to watch him when he was there 118 days. everything that you thought was important to you changes in light of having a child that needs you every moment. i wouldn't trade him for the world. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. if you're caring for a child with special needs, our innovative special care program offers strategies that can help. we'rwith questions fromtump sombing elections.kies do you know where your polling place is? maybe somewhere around my house. mine's just, right over that way. well you can find out exactly where it is using bing elections. it's a good day for politics. which way do you lean pol
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florida, cnn is projecting that bill nelson has won. this is another disappointment for republicans. they were disappointed in the republican candidate, who just didn't perform very well against this incumbent democrat in a pretty competitive state. delaware, tom carper, one of the few remaining moderates in the senate, democrat, he is winning re-election, we project. maryland, cnn is projecting senator ben cardin is going to win. same goes for sheldon whitehouse, democratic senator from rhode island. cnn projecting he has won another term. still, the drama is in those competitive races. those too close to call. we will go back to the state of indiana. look at this. it is still pretty -- it was pretty close but look at this. joe donnelly, the democratic candidate, pulled ahead of richard mourdock. he is a republican candidate who made the big faux pas in talking about the fact he believes pregnancy as a result of rape is a gift from god. he plummeted in the polls. 29% reporting right now but so far, joe donnelly looks like he is ahead.
florida, cnn is projecting that bill nelson has won. this is another disappointment for republicans. they were disappointed in the republican candidate, who just didn't perform very well against this incumbent democrat in a pretty competitive state. delaware, tom carper, one of the few remaining moderates in the senate, democrat, he is winning re-election, we project. maryland, cnn is projecting senator ben cardin is going to win. same goes for sheldon whitehouse, democratic senator from rhode...
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back with cnn contributor and republican strategist ana navarro and cnn political analyst roland morton. >> you've got to remember the night before the election 2008 he teared up due to the death of his grandmother. and so, i wouldn't be surprised if you're talking about the night before, that being an emotional remembrance. because he pretty much was talking about the exact same thing four years ago when he was in north carolina. >> also i think for both of them, on both sides, right, for ann and mitt romney, and for president obama and michelle obama, it's exhausting. it's like running the boston marathon and you see the ribbon at the end, and you're like look, we're almost done. >> listen and also remember for president obama, this is his last campaign in his life. this is an end of a political career in that sense. so it's got to have some sort of nostalgia. but the emotion, the charged up, the scrutiny they've been under. the schedule they've been under. both of them, it's a day full of emotion. >> michelle obama, much tougher than i've heard her. >> -- defend her husband. >> let m
back with cnn contributor and republican strategist ana navarro and cnn political analyst roland morton. >> you've got to remember the night before the election 2008 he teared up due to the death of his grandmother. and so, i wouldn't be surprised if you're talking about the night before, that being an emotional remembrance. because he pretty much was talking about the exact same thing four years ago when he was in north carolina. >> also i think for both of them, on both sides,...
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e-mail is votewatch@cnn.com or text cnn 55333. >>> margaret hoover is with us, cnn political contributor, former member of the bush white house. ryan lizza is aa national correspondent for the new yorker and cnn contributor. and cnn contributor as well. finally it's the big day. >> yay! >> she said it's birthing day. >> if you're a political consultant, this is the day we give birth. >> lot of visuals on that. all right. >>> mitt romney in new hampshire, making their final appeals last night. here is a little bit of how it went. >> it all comes down to you. it's out of my hands now. it's in yours. all of it depends on what you do. when you step into that voting booth tomorrow -- >> president obama has tried to convince you that these last four years have been a success. and so his plan for the next four years is to take all the ideas from the first four, the stimulus, the borrowing, obamacare and all that and do them all over again. he calls his plan forward. and i call it forewarned. >> you saw randi kaye a few moments ago in woodbridge, virginia, where the polls are open, with one poin
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aspercreme. >> breaking news in to cnn. we have learned out of tucson, arizona, the federal court judge sentenced the man you see over my shoulder jared lee loughner who killed six, injured 13, back two januaries ago, sentenced to life without parole. quoting the judge here. quote, the evidence clearly shows he knew what he was doing despite mental illness. let's give you background in to the sentencing hearing because we also know this. former congresswoman giffords stood up in the courtroom today. she faced the man that tried to assassinate her firing a bullet in to her brain. her husband former astronaut shuttle commander mark kelly spoke on her behalf and kelly said, quoting him, gabby would trade her own life to bring back any one of those you savagely murdered that day. her life has been forever changed. he goes on, every day is a continual struggle to do those things she was once so good at. federal prosecutors said loughner is given life without parole. during the hearing here, one point aides helped giffords out of
aspercreme. >> breaking news in to cnn. we have learned out of tucson, arizona, the federal court judge sentenced the man you see over my shoulder jared lee loughner who killed six, injured 13, back two januaries ago, sentenced to life without parole. quoting the judge here. quote, the evidence clearly shows he knew what he was doing despite mental illness. let's give you background in to the sentencing hearing because we also know this. former congresswoman giffords stood up in the...
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cnn projects colorado will be won by the president of the united states. 73% of the vote in. right now the president has 51% to 47% for mitt romney. he has a 65,000 vote advantage. let's show you where it stands right now with the president needed 270 to be elected. we now have him at 290 electoral voted compared to 201 for mitt romney. two states we've not made projections in florida and virginia. alaska is polls have not yet closed. they'll close at the top of the hour. colorado was a state the republicans desperately wanted. >> i'm going to call it the exclamation point for president obama. let me give him colorado, that gets him to 290. he's already over the top. 270 get you over the top. the romney campaign has been unwilling to concede. let's say governor romney wins alaska as we expect him to do. let's say we're not wrong but let's say for the sake of argument we're wrong. let's give it to romney. virginia be president leads narr narrowly. the president is ahead in florida. let's say governor romney comes back and wins florida. it's not enough. it's not enough. now tha
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cnn "newsroom" starts now. good morning. >>> happening now in the newsroom, president obama meets up with one-time rival mitt romney for lunch at white house. could a solution to the fiscal cliff be on the menu? live report from washington straight ahead. >> plus this -- stunning video out of syria, rebels cheer after a military helicopter is shot down. what does it mean for the united states? >>> drones. we know the military uses them. well, get ready for drones possibly buzzing your house. >>> and forget steroids. adderall is the new p.e.d. and four nfl players are suspended. >>> cup of joe, only one question left. something you would buy? >> no, not at all. >> "newsroom" starts now. >> good morning to you. thank you so much for being with me. i'm carol costello. we begin in washington today where president obama will play host to mitt romney this afternoon andn what could be one of the most anticipated meals in the nation's capital since thanksgiving. white house correspondent dan lothian joins me now. so, i
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. >>> keep it on cnn for special coverage. remember, president obama holding a news conference at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. wolf blitzer will be all over this covering it for you. make sure you stay tuned. >>> listen to this, another major recall for toyota. it's recalling close to 3 million cars worldwide affecting mostly 2004 to 2009 prius models. 670,000 of them were sold in the united states. you have one, right, berman? the problem here, issues with the car's steering system and their electric water pumps. toyota says no crashes or injuries have been reported. that's good news. >>> and a shake-up at the long island utility company under fire for its slow response to super storm sandy. why is chief operating officer michael hervey is resigning at the end of this year. hervey has been the target of many angered residents left in the cold for over two weeks. he's been the target from andrew cuomo as well. >>> and this entrepreneur says he's in hiding this morning as police in belize try to solve a murder case. the very, very s
. >>> keep it on cnn for special coverage. remember, president obama holding a news conference at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. wolf blitzer will be all over this covering it for you. make sure you stay tuned. >>> listen to this, another major recall for toyota. it's recalling close to 3 million cars worldwide affecting mostly 2004 to 2009 prius models. 670,000 of them were sold in the united states. you have one, right, berman? the problem here, issues with the car's steering...
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i'm brooke baldwin at the world headquarters of cnn in atlanta. let's go to my friend wolf blitzer, "the situation room" starts right now. hey, wolf. >> hi, brooke. thanks very much. happening now, president obama gets down to business. he's signaling what his priorities are for term two. also, a dramatic courtroom confrontation of the former congresswoman gabrielle gifford stares down the man who tried to kill her. now that the voters have had their say, colorado's marijuana growers and would-be legal dealers face a showdown with the federal government. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> today we're getting our first inside hints about what's on the president's to-do list now that the election is over. the list includes huge issues like taxes, the deficit, headline making overseas trip and a possible shakeup of his cabinet. let's get right to our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin. she's been doing some reporting. jessica, what are you learning? >> reporter: hi, wolf. first the reports that the president is going to
i'm brooke baldwin at the world headquarters of cnn in atlanta. let's go to my friend wolf blitzer, "the situation room" starts right now. hey, wolf. >> hi, brooke. thanks very much. happening now, president obama gets down to business. he's signaling what his priorities are for term two. also, a dramatic courtroom confrontation of the former congresswoman gabrielle gifford stares down the man who tried to kill her. now that the voters have had their say, colorado's marijuana...
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joining me is cnn senior legal analyst jeffrey tuben. seems if anyplace has the potential to be a repeat of florida, it's ohio. the polls are obviously closed and if the margin of votes is narrow enough it comes down to provisional ballots and right now, that seems ripe for a legal challenge. explain. >> well, provisional ballots are what voters fill out if when they go to vote, their registration is off. there's some problem. they don't have the right i.d., they're not in the right district. so the voting authorities, they give them what's called a provisional ballot. they fill it out and then that's put in an envelope. four years ago, there were 200,000 provisional ballots. there are expected to be at least that many this year. if in a close race the provisional ballots could spell the difference, listen to this, anderson, it's ten days until they open the provisional ballots. during those ten days, the individuals who cast the provisional ballots can go to the voting places and say look, here's my i.d., here's why my vote is legitimat
joining me is cnn senior legal analyst jeffrey tuben. seems if anyplace has the potential to be a repeat of florida, it's ohio. the polls are obviously closed and if the margin of votes is narrow enough it comes down to provisional ballots and right now, that seems ripe for a legal challenge. explain. >> well, provisional ballots are what voters fill out if when they go to vote, their registration is off. there's some problem. they don't have the right i.d., they're not in the right...
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. >> cnn political director mark preston is live from washington this morning. very nice to see you, mark. so the house is back in session today, and so far there are no talks scheduled between top republicans and the president, we understand. >> no, that's true, zoraida. in fact we haven't seen the congressional leadership and president obama meet since november 16th. now there were staff discussions over the thanksgiving holiday. they don't seem to be as productive as some people had hoped, as you said, we are now 35 days until the fiscal cliff. what we do know, though, is that president obama did reach out to house speaker john boehner. he is the republican, the senate majority leader harry reid the democrat over the weekend, perhaps to try to jump-start the talks. as of now, as the house of representatives comes back today, as the senate came back yesterday, we're still very much in limbo on the fiscal cliff. >> here's something else we know. some major republicans have come out and they say that they don't feel bound by the americans for tax reform pledge.
. >> cnn political director mark preston is live from washington this morning. very nice to see you, mark. so the house is back in session today, and so far there are no talks scheduled between top republicans and the president, we understand. >> no, that's true, zoraida. in fact we haven't seen the congressional leadership and president obama meet since november 16th. now there were staff discussions over the thanksgiving holiday. they don't seem to be as productive as some people...
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cnn's chris lawrence is at the pentagon. nick paton walsh is in beirut and brianna keilar is in our washington bureau. we're going to start with chris. we're talking about two high-level government officials ensnared in this scandal. general allen was set to become the supreme allied commander for nato. what is going to happen to him now? >> that hearing has been postponed. general allen, we're told, was already in washington, had already traveled here. that hearing was supposed to begin in just about 48 hours. now, the pentagon has asked to postpone that. right now, the inspector general is poring through between 20,000 and 30,000 pages of e-mails, allegedly inappropriate contact e-mails between general allen and jill kelley. the pieces somewhat now starting to fit together. because we know that some of the e-mails that paula broadwell sent to joe kelley sort of warned her to stay awa from some of the generals that paula broadwell accused her of being involved with. now that these names sort of are coming together, we're ge
cnn's chris lawrence is at the pentagon. nick paton walsh is in beirut and brianna keilar is in our washington bureau. we're going to start with chris. we're talking about two high-level government officials ensnared in this scandal. general allen was set to become the supreme allied commander for nato. what is going to happen to him now? >> that hearing has been postponed. general allen, we're told, was already in washington, had already traveled here. that hearing was supposed to begin...
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first, on the phone from northern syria, cnn's arwa damon. arwa, you have been inside, and we understand a lot of the communications is now down across syria. what do we know? >> reporter: can i tell you right now the area i'm in at the very least there is no cell phone reception or no power. people are telling us that this has been the case for quite some time now, and this particular area, in fact, they say that the internet has been shut down for three to four months. we're hearing reports of various internet blackouts taking place throughout the entire country. op sfwligs active i says saying this is a tactic that the assad regime has used in the past, although not as widespread as it seems to be in this case. we've been traveling quite extensively over the last two days, and what is quite striking is that areas, neighborhoods, cities that, one could not travel through, say, two months ago because they were under the control of the assad regime or because they were battle zones are now beginning to have signs of civilian life returning to
first, on the phone from northern syria, cnn's arwa damon. arwa, you have been inside, and we understand a lot of the communications is now down across syria. what do we know? >> reporter: can i tell you right now the area i'm in at the very least there is no cell phone reception or no power. people are telling us that this has been the case for quite some time now, and this particular area, in fact, they say that the internet has been shut down for three to four months. we're hearing...
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i'm wolf blitzer in the cnn election center. just moments from now, the polls close in three more states. north carolina, as well as ohio and neighboring west virginia. together those states account for 38 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the white house. let's check the anxiety level over at the candidates' headquarters. candy crowley is with the romney campaign in boston. jessica yellin with the president in chicago. candy, let's go to you first. >> reporter: it's pretty quiet right here now, wolf. as you know, the candidate is back in boston after last-minute swing today through both pennsylvania and ohio. we are seeing people beginning to trickle in, still an upbeat group, still, you know, big cheer when they won kentucky although they know that's one they were supposed to get. so there's still an air of optimism here. they are looking at the same kind of things we are, although they're getting added reports from their folks at the polls who have been checking, you know, which romney supporters are showing up and whi
i'm wolf blitzer in the cnn election center. just moments from now, the polls close in three more states. north carolina, as well as ohio and neighboring west virginia. together those states account for 38 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the white house. let's check the anxiety level over at the candidates' headquarters. candy crowley is with the romney campaign in boston. jessica yellin with the president in chicago. candy, let's go to you first. >> reporter: it's pretty quiet...
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. >> our exit polling, cnn's exit polling showed should taxes be raised to help touch the budget deficit and 63% of exit pollers said and 63% of exit pollers said no. >> all the exit polling shows that people said yes when it comes to people over $250,000 contributing more to reduce the deficit. when you ask people whether everybody should face a tax increase, they say no. that's not what the president has called for. he has been very clear throughout this campaign. he has asked people over $250,000 to pay -- go back to clinton era rates above $250,000. it's a clear the majority of the country favors that. >> i have to ask you about that. as a republican, let's say we go back to the clinton era rates. if we do that, we can't even close this year's budget deficit. forget the debt. we can't even close this year's budget deficit. where do democrats and republicans alike start cutting? democrats and republicans alike came up with a compromise to raise the debt ceiling. whether you tell me no or yes, i genuinely believe you aall knew the super committee was going to fail and you all knew you
. >> our exit polling, cnn's exit polling showed should taxes be raised to help touch the budget deficit and 63% of exit pollers said and 63% of exit pollers said no. >> all the exit polling shows that people said yes when it comes to people over $250,000 contributing more to reduce the deficit. when you ask people whether everybody should face a tax increase, they say no. that's not what the president has called for. he has been very clear throughout this campaign. he has asked...
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cnn's george howell at a best buy store in atlanta. and stacey cohan at a mall in arlington, virginia. we want to go first to george howell. george, what's it look like where you are? >> well, alina, you know, good morning. so fewer people in the store right now than we saw earlier. we want to talk about some video that we talk this morning at this particular best buy. we saw some 600 people file into this store all trying to get, you know, these deals. you look around, you see the tvs. there are televisions that are marked off. you've got laptop computers that are marked off. laptops and tablets definitely the big items that are in demand here. and store a store like best buy, you know, not only is it competing with online sales, but also competing with walmart, target. it's really important for this store, when you talk to the store managers here, to make sure that they get the best bang for their buck. you know, best buy had disappointing third quarter earnings. they're doing the best to make up for that. this is the day to do it. s
cnn's george howell at a best buy store in atlanta. and stacey cohan at a mall in arlington, virginia. we want to go first to george howell. george, what's it look like where you are? >> well, alina, you know, good morning. so fewer people in the store right now than we saw earlier. we want to talk about some video that we talk this morning at this particular best buy. we saw some 600 people file into this store all trying to get, you know, these deals. you look around, you see the tvs....
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on this day before election day, with president obama just one point ahead in the latest cnn poll of polls, they're both bringing out the big guns. kid rock will take the stage tonight with mitt and ann romney and the president has been on the road today with not one but two music superstars, bruce springsteen opening for mr. obama. ♪ >> and jay-z playing a version of one of his biggest hits. ♪ >> tonight it all comes down to two men making their cases to the nation. listen to president obama in columbus, ohio earlier. >> the future's what we're fighting for. the future never has lobbyists like the status quo does, but the dreams of those children will be our saving grace. that's why i need you, ohio. to make sure their voices are heard. >> today, mitt romney said he would keep campaigning even on election day, with stops in ohio and pennsylvania. here's what he told the crowd in ohio a little while ago. >> accomplishing real change is not something i just talk about. it's something i've done and it's what i'm going to do when i'm president of the united states with your help. >>
on this day before election day, with president obama just one point ahead in the latest cnn poll of polls, they're both bringing out the big guns. kid rock will take the stage tonight with mitt and ann romney and the president has been on the road today with not one but two music superstars, bruce springsteen opening for mr. obama. ♪ >> and jay-z playing a version of one of his biggest hits. ♪ >> tonight it all comes down to two men making their cases to the nation. listen to...
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our special election programming on cnn is next. "romney revealed" followed by "obama revealed" begins right now. >>> a man born to wealth, privilege and politics. >> i'm mitt romney, and i'm running for president of the united states. >> i think my dad has always felt like he wanted to be true to his dad's name and legacy. >> a savvy businessman who made a fortune at bain capital and turned around the 2002 winter olympics. >> he has two speeds, asleep or wide awake and fixing things. he is a mr. fix-it. >> a man driven by faith in himself, his family, and his mormon religion. >> you try your very best to know what god might say, and of course you look to get direction from the church as well. >> a warm, caring man. >> he was going to do anything he could to just say, i'm here, stay right there and we'll be okay. >> or a cold, calculating politician? >> he's made decisions knowing they could resurface under the glare of a political campaign. >> mitt romney isn't pro-choice, anti-choice. he's multiple choice. >> a political opportuni
our special election programming on cnn is next. "romney revealed" followed by "obama revealed" begins right now. >>> a man born to wealth, privilege and politics. >> i'm mitt romney, and i'm running for president of the united states. >> i think my dad has always felt like he wanted to be true to his dad's name and legacy. >> a savvy businessman who made a fortune at bain capital and turned around the 2002 winter olympics. >> he has two...
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out he talked about the primary debates and he said, well, next time they shouldn't all be done by cnn and nbc, show casing liberals beating the heck out of it. first of all there were a number of debates hosted by fox news and second off all, it sounds like he's blames the media for those debates. >> anybody but himself. >> and the republican party is supposed to be a party of personal responsibility and it gives us inside how romney is a process person instead of looking at greater vision and what his campaign is about. and we saw this op piece from karl rove making similar points. >> newt gingrich got a lot of attacks in those debates but by and large, they were fair. >> he won every debate. >> it actually helped him. >> let's be graceful loser here. it's such the doubt of somebody who loses that you blame the media. you know, the republican governors' meeting got a lot of coverage by the meeting that's racing off to do 2016 that's looking who among here is the candidate. they were far more critical of romney. >> at least they did it on the record. >> on the record. amy holmes, tara
out he talked about the primary debates and he said, well, next time they shouldn't all be done by cnn and nbc, show casing liberals beating the heck out of it. first of all there were a number of debates hosted by fox news and second off all, it sounds like he's blames the media for those debates. >> anybody but himself. >> and the republican party is supposed to be a party of personal responsibility and it gives us inside how romney is a process person instead of looking at...
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bank colleague, who talked off camera about whether the company's emphasis was on job creation told cnn, quote, we were in the business of creating value for investors. >> was job creation or making money the goal? >> well, every business is organized to create a return for the people who invest in the business. and as businesses are successful and profitable, they're able to hire people. and they can hire more people the more successful they are. businesses are created to provide a return to the owners or the investors. and it has a wonderful byproduct -- it employs more and more people. that's the nature of american enterprise. >> ten years into his run at bain capital, romney decided it was time to leave business for politics, just as his father had done. >> i will work very hard to make sure that everybody gets a good job. >> how are you feeling? >> energized, enthusiastic. >> romney's target, senator ted kennedy. not exactly starting at the bottom of the ladder there. >> i told my colleagues at work, don't clean up my desk or move into my office. i'll be spending time away from wor
bank colleague, who talked off camera about whether the company's emphasis was on job creation told cnn, quote, we were in the business of creating value for investors. >> was job creation or making money the goal? >> well, every business is organized to create a return for the people who invest in the business. and as businesses are successful and profitable, they're able to hire people. and they can hire more people the more successful they are. businesses are created to provide a...
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bank colleague, who talked off camera about whether the company's emphasis was on job creation told cnn, quote, we were in the business of creating value for investors. >> was job creation or making money the goal? >> well, every business is organized to create a return for the people who invest in the business. and as businesses are successful and profitable, they're able to hire people. and they can hire more people the more successful they are. businesses are created to provide a return to the owners or the investors. and it has a wonderful by-product. it employs more and more people. that's the nature of american enterprise. >> ten years into his run at bain capital, romney decided it was time to leave business for politics, just as his father had done. >> i will work very hard to make sure that everybody gets a good job. >> how are you feeling? >> energized, enthusiastic. >> romney's target, senator ted kennedy. not exactly starting at the bottom of the ladder there. >> i told my colleagues at work, don't clean up my desk or move into my office. i'll be spending time away from work
bank colleague, who talked off camera about whether the company's emphasis was on job creation told cnn, quote, we were in the business of creating value for investors. >> was job creation or making money the goal? >> well, every business is organized to create a return for the people who invest in the business. and as businesses are successful and profitable, they're able to hire people. and they can hire more people the more successful they are. businesses are created to provide a...
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bank colleague, who talked off camera about whether the company's emphasis was on job creation told cnn, quote, we were in the business of creating value for investors. >> was job creation or making money the goal? >> well, every business is organized to create a return for the people who invest in the business. and as businesses are successful and profitable, they're able to hire people. and they can hire more people the more successful they are. businesses are created to provide a return to the owners or the investors. and it has a wonderful by-product. it employs more and more people. that's the nature of american enterprise. >> ten years into his run at bain capital, romney decided it was time to leave business for politics, just as his father had done. >> i will work very hard to make sure that everybody gets a good job. >> how are you feeling? >> energized, enthusiastic. >> romney's target, senator ted kennedy. not exactly starting at the bottom of the ladder there. >> i told my colleagues at work, don't clean up my desk or move into my office. i'll be spending time away from work
bank colleague, who talked off camera about whether the company's emphasis was on job creation told cnn, quote, we were in the business of creating value for investors. >> was job creation or making money the goal? >> well, every business is organized to create a return for the people who invest in the business. and as businesses are successful and profitable, they're able to hire people. and they can hire more people the more successful they are. businesses are created to provide a...